Lead Software Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Lead Software Engineer salary in Glasgow is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
38 |
29 |
119 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-9 |
+90 |
-7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer |
56 |
533 |
5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow |
7.54% |
14.91% |
0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
8.46% |
15.20% |
0.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
8 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£63,000 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£70,125 |
£53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
£65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.67% |
+15.38% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£80,000 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
£65,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.67% |
+15.38% |
-20.00% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Glasgow with a recognized job title |
662 |
3,506 |
1,300 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
89.10% |
98.10% |
87.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
290 |
977 |
651 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,975 |
£29,700 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£58,033 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.54% |
-4.55% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£65,000 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
-9.09% |
- |
